Budget Efficiency: The Ministry Of State Apparatus And Bureaucratic Reform Has Been Reduced By Rp 517 Billion, The Regional Representative Council By Rp 442 Billion, And The People's Consultative Asse

The Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg), the General Secretariat of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) of Indonesia, and the General Secretariat of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia are all facing budget cuts for 2025. This reduction is in line with Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2025 regarding spending efficiency in the implementation of the 2025 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN). Deputy Minister of State Secretariat Juri Ardiantoro stated that, according to a letter from the Minister of Finance dated January 24, 2025, the budget for Kemensetneg has been cut by Rp 517.58 billion, which is a 17.84 percent decrease from the initial allocation of Rp 2.9 trillion. "As a result of this budget efficiency, the available budget for the Ministry of State Secretariat is now Rp 2.38 trillion," Juri mentioned during a working meeting with Commission XIII of the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

The remaining budget will be allocated to two main programs: management support and funding for two work units sourced from Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP). "Additionally, there will be a program to provide services to the President and Vice President," Juri added. He expressed hope for the support of Commission XIII to ensure that Kemensetneg can continue its duties effectively, even with a limited budget. The General Secretariat of DPD RI also faced significant budget cuts due to the government's savings directive. Initially, the DPD RI budget for 2025 was set at Rp 1.3 trillion, but after a cut of Rp 422.55 billion, the usable budget is now Rp 881.1 billion.

During the meeting with Commission XIII, the DPD Secretariat did not openly discuss the impact of these cuts, but relevant documents have been provided to the commission's leadership. Meanwhile, the MPR Secretariat is dealing with a budget reduction of Rp 224.31 billion from an initial budget of Rp 969.2 billion, leaving them with a usable budget of Rp 744.88 billion.

The Secretary General of the MPR RI, Siti Fauziah, stated that the budget cuts will lead to a reduction in several planned programs and activities. One of the affected activities is the national gathering, which has been reduced from three times a year to just once. Additionally, the visits by MPR leadership to regions have decreased from 70 to 35 times annually. Visits to friendly countries have also been cut from nine to four times a year. Furthermore, the outreach on the four pillars by MPR members in their electoral districts has been reduced from six times to three times a year. Meanwhile, the collection of public aspirations by MPR members has been completely eliminated. Lastly, renovations for the faction/DPD group rooms and the workspaces for equipment have been canceled.

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